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If fish aren't active and in the upper 10-15 foot of the water column, which means basically on or near the top of most ledges I fish, then I will change my presentation. I'll then use what C-Rat will relate to in his freshwater fishing, it's called dead-sticking. I've used it successfully to nail bass in 20-30 feet of water, however it's not going to work in the canal, because that current will have the bait 100 yards away before it sinks. But in a drifting or slowing moving (trolling motor) boat, the 1-1/4 oz bait will eventually get to the bottom. Then, thanks to it's snagless design, I basically let the drift present the bait, with an occassional wrist/rod snap to pop it up off the bottom to get some attention. You surf casters could use a similar approach, using the natural currents set up in the surf to basically feed the baits to the waiting bass, with an occassional snap to give it some life. Braid is still the key, because the bait isn't going to sink on a taunt line and slack with mono means trouble, but not with braid.
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